By Adam Roberts – 1/28/2021 Within the past hour, our two area NFL teams replaced the hold at the special teams coordinator position. Earlier, the Vikings promoted Ryan Ficken to the spot in place of Marwan Maalouf, and now the Packers have followed suit, moving up Maurice Drayton from the assistant special teams coach to…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 1/28/2021 A longtime Minnesota Vikings assistant will be getting a shot at running special teams. Assistant Ryan Ficken has been promoted to special teams coordinator today, taking the place of Marwan Maalouf, whose contract head coach Mike Zimmer allowed to expire after this season. Ficken has been the assistant special teams…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 1/28/2021 One coordinator has been shown the door in Green Bay, now we’ll see if another one will follow. The team has relieved special teams coordinator Shawn Mennenga of his duties after he joined the Packers in 2019 as a part of head coach Matt LaFleur’s staff. His two-year tenure was…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 1/27/2021 No players are heading to the National Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the 2021 class. All 25 players up for election fell short of the required 75-percent of the vote needed to make it to Cooperstown. It marks the first time since 2013 that no player was selected…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 1/27/2021 Sitting court side for another Midwest Players Classic on the 16th was such a joy. It’s a simple little pleasure, but getting to be a part of a signature showcase like the MPC is a highlight of both my and the station’s years. Now it’s looking like our 2022 coverage…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 1/27/2021 The Minnesota Twins have come to an agreement with shortstop Andrelton Simmons for a one-year, $10.5-million contract. ESPN reports that Simmons will be the starting shortstop for the Twins, moving Jorge Polanco to second base and Luiz Arraez switching to a super-utility role. The four-time Gold Glove comes to Minnesota…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 1/26/2021 Though no Brewers or Twins look to be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2021, and for that matter maybe no one will, IF there are additions to Cooperstown we’ll know later tonight. The National Baseball Hall of Fame will reveals its 2021 voting results this evening,…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 1/26/2021 *UPDATE On The Pat McAfee Show today, Rodgers said “I don’t feel like I said anything that I hadn’t said before.. It was just more of a realization I think that ultimately my future is not necessarily in my control… I don’t think there’s any reason I wouldn’t be back,…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 1/26/2021 Four days after Hammerin’ Hank Aaron’s death in Atlanta, the man who fought against intense racial bias on his way to overtaking Babe Ruth’s seemingly immortal at the time 714 home runs is being memorialized in The Big Peach. A memorial service for late baseball legend Hank Aaron is set…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 1/25/2021 During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, baseball had just begun it’s spring training schedule and was saddled with figuring out how to hold a season. What we got was an abridged year with a number of rule experiments, such as the universal DH, extra-inning baserunners on second, and…… Continue Reading »